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* This week the vaccination age has been lowered to 40. Next week it expands to all Florida residents 18 and older.
* Young adults 25-34 comprise the largest percentage of COVID cases in Florida.
* According to the Verywell Vaccine Sentiment Tracker, social media is the biggest driver of COVID-19 vaccination information—and misinformation—among respondents who said they will not get a shot.
* Before the pandemic, home-schooling rates were about 3.3 percent. Last spring, according to a U.S. Census Report, it was 5.4 percent. In the fall, it was 1l percent.
* In December the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee projected a 4.2 percent increase in GDP. Now the Open Market Committee has hiked that projected increase to 6.5 percent this year.
* “The more I stayed home, the less at home I felt.”–Jessica Bruder, author of “Nomadland.”
* “Has just not worked.” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ assessment of contact tracing.
* For the U.S. liquor industry supplier revenues were up 7.7 percent in 2020.
* Few professions have been more impacted by the pandemic than teaching. A survey by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education found that 19 percent of undergraduate-level and 11 percent of graduate level teaching programs saw a significant drop in enrollment this year.
* Rutgers University will require proof of vaccination for students enrolling in the fall semester.
* St. Petersburg officials had to cancel last week’s City Council meeting because of a coronavirus outbreak inside City Hall.
* Krispy Kreme is now giving a free (Original Glazed) doughnut to customers who present proof of their vaccine shots.